Antares Pharma

Antares Pharma

Test Technician I-II

Los Angeles · Mid

Sponsorship not specified$25k-$30kDetected 6 days ago
PythonProcurementHardware DesignCollaboration

About the role

  • You will be responsible for assembling test stands, integrating sensors and data acquisition systems, wiring and plumbing test hardware, operating tests safely and accurately, and documenting results and issues.
  • You will turn engineering concepts into physical test rigs, operate them during development and qualification testing, and feed back real-time observations to engineers to enable rapid iteration.
  • You will be essential in ensuring data quality, test repeatability, and high operational uptime.

Responsibilities

  • Build, assemble, and maintain test rigs, fixtures, and support equipment for R1 components and subsystems
  • Execute tests following established procedures and document conditions, results, anomalies, and operator observations
  • Support the Test Engineer in developing test setups, executing test campaigns, and improving procedures
  • Maintain test areas, equipment, tools, and safety systems to ensure a clean and safe working environment
  • Maintain accurate records of test configurations, instrument calibrations, hardware changes, and run logs
  • Support procurement, receiving, and organization of test components, sensors, and consumables
  • As a Test Technician on the Antares team, you will work directly alongside Test Engineers to build, operate, instrument, and maintain test infrastructure for the R1 reactor.
  • The customer and end user are often not the same. We will never build globally competitive commercial products if we lose sight of our end users and their entire interaction with the product life cycle
  • At Antares, we like to specifically tie each role to our founding document's set of values-here are the top five cultural values we think you should believe at your core to be successful:
  • Obsess over the End User - The customer and end user are often not the same. We will never build globally competitive commercial products if we lose sight of our end users and their entire interaction with the product life cycle

Requirements

  • 2+ years of hands-on experience as a test technician, engineering technician, lab technician, or similar technical role
  • Experience assembling mechanical systems, test fixtures, or prototype hardware
  • Experience with instrumentation integration (thermocouples, pressure transducers, strain gauges, etc.)
  • Familiarity with data acquisition systems and basic test software
  • Ability to read engineering drawings, schematics, wiring diagrams, and work instructions
  • Strong mechanical aptitude and experience with hand tools and shop tools
  • Ability to work safely around high-energy systems, heavy equipment, and complex test setups
  • Ability to lift 50 lbs
  • Standing, climbing, bending, grasping, pulling, pushing, and carrying are required to perform job functions
  • To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Nice to have

  • Fabricate brackets, mount points, plumbing, wiring harnesses, and mechanical components (hands-on machining, hand tools, and light fabrication experience preferred)
  • Preferred Skills & Experience:

Skills

  • Experience with plumbing systems (tubing, valves, fittings, brazing, leak checking, etc.)
  • Experience working with technicians and engineers to debug hardware and instrumentation
  • Familiarity with inspection tools (calipers, micrometers, dial indicators, etc.)
  • Experience using CAD or simple CAD viewers (for interpreting models and drawings)
  • Experience working in a fast-paced hardware development environment
  • Welding, machining, or fabrication experience
  • Python or general scripting familiarity

Compensation

  • We are located in Torrance, CA in a 322,000 square foot, brand new facility featuring large open spaces for team collaboration, R&D, and production, as well as easy access to the 405, 105, and 110 freeways.

Company info

  • At Antares, our long-term mission is to make clean energy abundant from Earth to the Asteroid Belt. We're fueled by the belief that advanced nuclear energy can strengthen our military, solve the climate crisis, elevate global living standards, and expand humanity's presence in outer space. To achieve our mission, we're building mass-producible, inherently safe, deployable microreactors that can be used terrestrially, underwater, and in space.
  • Formed in 2023, the Antares team hails from SpaceX, The White House, MIT, Rigetti Computing, The Air Force, General Atomics, Relativity Space, Ursa Major, and National Laboratories like Los Alamos, Idaho, and Oak Ridge. Antares has raised over $130M in venture capital from top-tier investors and has over $13M in government funding.
  • At Antares, our long-term mission is to make clean energy abundant from Earth to the Asteroid Belt.
  • We're fueled by the belief that advanced nuclear energy can strengthen our military, solve the climate crisis, elevate global living standards, and expand humanity's presence in outer space.
  • To achieve our mission, we're building mass-producible, inherently safe, deployable microreactors that can be used terrestrially, underwater, and in space.
  • Formed in 2023, the Antares team hails from SpaceX, The White House, MIT, Rigetti Computing, The Air Force, General Atomics, Relativity Space, Ursa Major, and National Laboratories like Los Alamos, Idaho, and Oak Ridge.
  • Antares has raised over $130M in venture capital from top-tier investors and has over $13M in government funding.

Equal opportunity

  • Antares is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
  • Employment decisions are based solely on merit, competence, and qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status.
  • Learn more about the ITAR here https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/?id=ddtc_kb_article_page&sys_id=24d528fddbfc930044f9ff621f961987.
  • Equal Opportunity

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